A fire continued to burn Saturday in Northeastern Ohio, after the derailment of a train carrying hazardous chemicals forced officials to order more than 1,500 residents to evacuate their homes.
“The area is still very dangerous,” East Palestine Fire Chief Keith A. Drabick said at a news conference Saturday afternoon.
The derailment of the Norfolk Southern train around 9 p.m. Friday caused an explosion that sent flames high into the air and a dense cloud of smoke across the landscape. The fire first spanned the length of the derailed cars, National Transportation Safety Board member Michael Graham said at an evening news briefing, and was still burning on a smaller scale by 5 p.m. Saturday.